tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post1959569202453168510..comments2024-03-27T15:41:01.956-04:00Comments on rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague<br>rhymeswithplague: Tuesday ramblingsrhymeswithplaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-75360681519695892712008-07-23T23:29:00.000-04:002008-07-23T23:29:00.000-04:00I enjoyed your journey of ramblings, or rambling j...I enjoyed your journey of ramblings, or rambling journey. It made me think of those Family Circus comics showing the dotted line path the kids have followed all day in their wanderings about the neighborhood. <BR/><BR/>And, yes, thank you for the reminder about "joy in spite of everything"!Jeannellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10506888396193293867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-24339559256251206962008-07-23T15:38:00.000-04:002008-07-23T15:38:00.000-04:00Thanks to both of you, Pat and Ruth, for commentin...Thanks to both of you, Pat and Ruth, for commenting on the first edition of my Tuesday ramblings. <BR/><BR/>Pat, "Joy in spite of everything" just about says it all regarding the Christian life, I think. Not that living one is easy. But "I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me."<BR/><BR/>Ruth, I do know the O'Connor quotation. It's from either <I>The Habit of Being</I> (her letters) or <I>Mystery and Manners</I> (her essays and speeches). So far only half of my hair has fallen out and only half of my teeth have decayed. You?rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-63876439290532209502008-07-22T22:08:00.000-04:002008-07-22T22:08:00.000-04:00Do you know this O'Connor quotation:"People are al...Do you know this O'Connor quotation:<BR/><BR/>"People are always complaining that the modern novelist has no hope and that the picture he paints of the world is unbearable. The only answer to this is that people without hope do not write novels. Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always highly irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system. If the novelist is not sustained by a hope of money, then he must be sustained by a hope of salvation, or he simply won't survive the ordeal."Ruth Hull Chatlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797146501548509911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2286321024842109960.post-63028062045141469892008-07-22T18:18:00.000-04:002008-07-22T18:18:00.000-04:00I very much like the idea of "joy in spite of ever...I very much like the idea of "joy in spite of everything."<BR/><BR/>Ramble away, RWP!Pat - Arkansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11623638376731374600noreply@blogger.com